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Released | December 1, 2017 | |||
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Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 51:11 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | John Hanlon, Neil Young | |||
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Pitchfork | 6.7/10 [1] |
The Visitor is the 38th studio album by Canadian / American singer-songwriter Neil Young and his second studio album with American rock group Promise of the Real. The album was released on December 1,2017,on Reprise Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Children of Destiny",which was released on July 4,2017,and "Already Great",which was released on November 3,2017 and is in response to President Donald Trump's campaign slogan of Make America Great Again. [2] [3]
All tracks composed by Neil Young.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Already Great" | 5:47 |
2. | "Fly by Night Deal" | 2:37 |
3. | "Almost Always" | 4:50 |
4. | "Stand Tall" | 5:13 |
5. | "Change of Heart" | 5:54 |
6. | "Carnival" | 8:21 |
7. | "Diggin' a Hole" | 2:33 |
8. | "Children of Destiny" | 3:24 |
9. | "When Bad Got Good" | 2:00 |
10. | "Forever" | 10:32 |
The Visitor has a 68/100 average on Metacritic. [4]
Chart (2017–18) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 85 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] | 32 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 29 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] | 87 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] | 43 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] | 39 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] | 47 |
French Albums (SNEP) [12] | 94 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] | 25 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] | 45 |
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [15] | 5 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [16] | 36 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] | 36 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [18] | 52 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 32 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC) [21] | 65 |
US Billboard 200 [22] | 167 |
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